PREDICTORS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING OUTCOMES IN SWEDISH SECONDARY SCHOOL

Teachers face a considerable challenge in providing an education aimed at all students, managing to support their struggling students while at the same time supporting and challenging the high-performers. This project aims to systematically identify differences in students’ English language proficiency, examine what factors correlate with said differences, as well as develop and evaluate materials and strategies for teaching and learning which enable teachers to support all their students and help them to develop their language skills. The goal of the project is to identify teaching methods that provide support to all students in a heterogeneous classroom and facilitate their attainment of intended learning outcomes, while also helping them retain or develop both their sense of self-efficacy in language learning and their enjoyment of it.

Andrea Schalley is the research project leader. Marie Tåqvist and Marika Kjellén participate in the project, which is carried out in collaboration with teachers from schools in Värmland.

This is an ULF project, funded by ULF, CSL, and LUN, and co-funded by the municipalities involved. The project will run until the end of 2024.